Gerowin is a graduate of Smith College, from which she graduated with honours in Political Economy. She received a law degree from the University of Virginia, where she was an editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law, writing on foreign direct investment regulation. She also received an Master of Business Administration from Harvard, where she was a Baker Scholar, as well as an honorary doctorate from the University of New Haven.
Gerowin was one of the first women to break into the hedge fund industry. She was the first woman in M&A at Lazard Freres & Company, where she was also the first female Vice President. She joined Paulson & Company in 2004.
Moving to London in 2008, she headed Paulson"s European event, distressed and cr investment team
Gerowin retired from Paulson & Company in 2012 and became a non-executive director of EXOR, which is better known for its Fiat Chrysler Automobiles holding. She is also a non-executive Director of CNH Industrial Nevada and of Lafarge Société Anonyme (the French cement company).
Gerowin and Herrmann briefly made headlines in 2010 when the British High Court invalidated their claim to a share in a nearby locked garden, on the basis of a few inches of frontage. The couple reportedly spent £150,000 in legal fees.
The case, including the claimants" status as wealthy Americans, was gleefully reported in the British press
Subsequently, the couple successfully sued the law firm Withers Limited Liability Partnership for negligence relating to the legal advice they had provided on this matter. Withers Limited Liability Partnership were ordered to pay costs for both cases, as well as substantial additional charges.
Gerowin is a member of the Global Advisory Committee of Samsung Asset Management.
